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  A black antelope on the north bank of the Pedernales River.

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  The Western White House is where LBJ could relax and get his mind off the pressing issues the nation faced during his presidency (1963-69). But it was also the place where he invited many of his advisors and conducted much business.
  
  Lady Bird Johnson divides her time between Austin and this house.

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  Lyndon Johnson loved to drive around the ranch in his white Lincoln Continental.

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  LBJ liked to take guests around the ranch in this special vehicle, which is amphibious -- but they didn't know that. A practical jokester, he would speed up as he approached water, yelling, "My breaks are out! My breaks are out!" He watched a good number of people panic.

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  Hauenstein leadership fellows drove up into the Texas Hill Country to spend the day touring Lyndon Johnson's boyhood home (left) and ranch. The boyhood home is in Johnson City, and the ranch is near Stonewall. Both sites are administered by the National Park Service.
  
  The boyhood home was built in 1901 by W. C. Russell, sheriff of Blanco County. The style is Folk Victorian. The president's father, Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr, paid $2,925 for the house and surrounding 1-3/4 acres.
  
  By the way, the "Johnson" in Johnson City refers not to the 36th president but to another family member, James Polk Johnson, who was related to LBJ's grandfather.

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  Home on the range. The Hereford cattle on the ranch today are all descended from the cattle LBJ owned when alive.